 cassava |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca | |
| Synonyms: | manioc | |
| Related terms: | root bitter_cassava tapioca | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics | |
| Synonyms: | manioc manioca cassava_starch | |
| Related terms: | starch tapioca | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch | |
| Synonyms: | casava | |
| Related terms: | shrub bitter_cassava sweet_cassava Manihot | |
| Similar spelling: |
casava casbah casaba |
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